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Billy Dee Williams originated the Lando Calrissian character in the Star Wars universe and would not mind reprising the role in future projects if they make a good monetary offer. In a recent interview, the actor who first played Lando in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back is opening up about what…

Francesca Sloane is being refreshingly candid about her upcoming Amazon series reboot of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. In an open letter, the co-creator and showrunner, Sloane admitted that when Donald Glover, who co-created and stars in the series, first asked her if she wanted to make the show, she thought he…

Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian is not returning in a new Star Wars series, rather in a theatrical feature film. Deadline has confirmed with insiders that the project is pivoting from a Disney+ series to the big screen. The news was revealed Thursday via the actor’s brother and fellow Atlanta EP…

Amazon Studios has pushed the premiere date for Mr. and Mrs. Smith to early 2024, from its originally scheduled November window. It is the latest premiere date to be pushed due to the dual Hollywood strikes. It is now Day 136 of the WGA strike and Day 63 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will…

With Justin Simien recently parting ways with the series, Deadline has confirmed that Donald Glover and his brother Stephen have come on to develop the Lando Calrissian series Lando for Lucasfilm and Disney+. Glover and his brother Stephen Glover will write the series with plans to write the series as if…

Justin Simien, director of Haunted Mansion and writer of the Lando Calrissian series at Disney+, is opening up about the Star Wars universe show almost three years since it was announced. It was during Disney Investor Day in December 2020 that Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy announced that Simien…

Dominique Fishback didn't mean to scare you. Despite playing a murderer on Prime Video's Swarm, Fishback swears her intentions were pure. For her, the chance to star as Dre — an infatuated fan of an R&B superstar named Ni'Jah, who feels compelled to kill anyone with a negative opinion of the artist — was…

Donald Glover is opening up about playing Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story and let it slip that he has been in talks to reprise his role. “I would love to play Lando again,” he said in an interview with GQ. “It’s a fun time to be him. It just needs to be the right way to do…

Donald Glover is opening up about Gilga, his production company headquartered in Ojai, California. One of the projects that have people buzzing is a short film created by Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of former President of the U.S. Barack Obama and former First Lady of the U.S. Michelle…

South by Southwest on Wednesday revealed the second half of its lineup for this year’s edition, set for March 10-19. This includes Visions, the Global section presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to the Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary…

Donald Glover is attached to produce and star in a new film out of Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man universe, centered on the villainous Hypno-Hustler, that is in very early development, Deadline can confirm. Details as to the as-yet-untitled film’s plot are under wraps and a director has not yet been…

SPOILER ALERT: The story below reveals plot points from FX’s Atlanta series finale. FX’s Atlanta came to a close Thursday night and, forgoing typical fanfare of a series finale, the episode once again does what Atlanta does best by subverting the idea of what, exactly, a series finale should even…